Temporary binder.



- No. 644,058. Patented Feb. 27, I900.

c. n. CARYL.

TEMPORARY BINDER.

(Application filed June 80, 1897.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()EEICE.

CHARLES H. OARYL, OF KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN.

TEMPORARY BINDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 644,058, dated February27, 1900.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OHARLEs H. OARYL, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of Kalamazoo, in the county of Kalamazoo and Stateof Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inTemporary Binders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in temporary binders or detachablebinders for 'use in binding magazines, pamphlets, and

similar publications or things.

One object of my invention is to provide a binder which is convenientand simple to apply and at the same time very easy to man ufacture,which will be very efficient in holding whatever is bound therein, andwhich will at the same time hold it in convenient and accessible formfor use.

Further and minor objects will definitely appear in the detaileddescription to follow.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by the devices and meansdescribed in the following specification, definitely pointed out in theclaims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1is a perspective view of one of my improved binders in use,showing itfilled with magazines or pamphlets bound therein. Fig. 2 is a view fromthe inner side of the back and other parts as they appear when thebinder is laid on its back, but with its covers removed. Fig. 3 is anenlarged longitudinal detailed sectional View taken on line 3 3 of Fig.2, the middle portion being broken away. Fig. 4: is an end elevation ofthe top of the back, appearing in Fig. 3 at the left, with the keeper Dremoved. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail inverted plan of the bottom of theback,

appearing to the right of Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail view ofone of the strips of sheet metal used for retaining the pamphlets inplace.

In the drawings similar letters of reference refer to similar partsthroughout the several views.

Referring to the lettered parts of the drawings, A are the board coversand A is the covering ofthe back, which hinges the board covers Athereto. The back is made of a block B, rounded on its back side toconform to the outline of a book and made fiat in Application filed June80, 1897. Serial No. 643,042. (No model.)

front as an abutment for the backs of the magazines or pamphlets to bebound therein. On each end of the block B is secured a plate. The plateO at the bottom end to the right of the view Fig. 3 projects out and isturned at right angles at F away from the book. NotchesI I are sawed orcut in the plate 0 to accommodate the metal strips. A keeper 0 is foldedover the plate 0 at the front and extends around and covers the bottomof the block and is secured by the tongue H, projecting between theblock and its cover in depression H. The plate D at the top is rolledinto a little hook before the notches I are sawed into it for the metalstrips E. The

keeper D is formed to'hook over the same,

with a tongue K to project between the backblock B and the covering A ofthe back to retain the same in place. The binding-strips E are of suchlength that they come just Within the keeper-plates O and D, and aportion E at each end of the strips E is turned at right angles toengage outside the plates to retain it in place.

To place a magazine in my improved hinder, the keeper D is removed andthe sheet-metal strip E is inserted between the leaves of the book andis then pressed down in its appro priate slot I, and the keeper D isshut over the same and inserted in place. Vhen the magazine is so boundin place, the sheet-metal strip E will not interfere in the least withthe proper opening and use of the magazine placed therein. The strip Eis prevented from becoming disengaged by the fact that the keepersD andO prevent longitudinal movement thereof, so that it cannot be movedbeyond the engaging ends F and G of the plates 0 and D. As many of thestrips E can be employed as desired, it depending on the size of thevolume to be bound and on the thickness of the pamphlets to be made useof and how many are used. here the pam phlets are very thin, of course anumber of them can be stapled together before inserting into my improvedbinder.

My improved binder can be somewhat varied in the details of itsconstruction without departing from my invention. No doubt other meanscould be provided for retaining the keeper-plate O and D in position,and the exact means by which the plates D and C are secured is notmaterial. The preferred construction is to form the ears J (see Fig. andtack them to the back side of the back-block, where they would not marthe appearance of the binder.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a temporary binder, the combination of a back-block B rounded onits back side and flat in front to form an abutment for the backs of themagazines to be bound; plate 0 at the bottom thereof with a portion F,turned outwardly from the book at right angles with suitable notches I,cut into the front thereof; a keeper-plate 0 adapted to hook over theprojecting portion F, with a spur or car projeeting into the back of thebinder to retain the same; and a plate D bent into a hook G, toward itsfront with slots I, out therein; a keeper-plate D to hook over the samewith an ear K to project into the back to retain the same; andbinder-strips E, of sheet metal with their ends E turned at right anglesto rest within the slots I, I, and secure a magazine in place by beingplaced between the leaves thereof, all eoaeting together substantiallyas described for the purpose specified.

2. In atemporary binder, the combination of the back-block B conformedto the shape of a book on its back side, with its front shaped to forman abutment for the backs of the magazines; plates at the top and bottomof said back-block bent outwardly to form hooks containing suitableslots; binder-strips E of sheet metal for insertion into said slots withtheir ends bent to retain them between the same and engage the hooks onthe plates; and keeper-plates secured to the ends and projecting overthe ends of the binder-strips to give the same a finished appearance andretain the binder-strips in position for the purpose specified.

3. I11 a temporary hinder, the combination of the back-block conformedto the shape of the book on its back side with its front shaped to forman abutment for the backs of magazines; notched plates at the top andbottom of said back-block bent outwardly to form hooks; binder-strips ofsheet metal forinsertion between the leaves of a pamphlet or magazineadapted to extend into the slots said strips having their ends bent tobook under the hooks of the end plates to retain the same, as specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the presenceof two witnesses.

CHARLES H. OARYL. L. s.]

\Vitnesses:

FRED. L. CHAPPELL, EDWARD A. SHIELDS.

